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Havin Guneser on the Rojava Revolution | P2P Foundation

Havin Guneser on the Rojava Revolution | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
From blog.p2pfoundation.net - March 7, 2015 6:29 PM

“At mid-afternoon on 15 September 2014, the foreign minister of Kobane, Omer Mus, received a call from a UN official stating that Turkey was prepared to take in 40,000 refugees crossing the border from Kobane. Hours later, ISIS began attacking the city from all three sides and the YPG and YPJ forces began a massive evacuation of tens of thousands of villagers. Those that remained took part in a historic defence of their city, which, had it not been successful, could have had disastrous consequences for the people of the region.

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Kurdish activists celebrate victory in Kobane and call for further support in the struggle against ISIS

Kurdish activists celebrate victory in Kobane and call for further support in the struggle against ISIS | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
From peaceinkurdistancampaign.com - February 28, 2015 2:03 PM
MEDIA RELEASE 29 January 2015 For immediate use Kurdish activists in Scotland and their supporters gather in Glasgow on Saturday to celebrate the success of the Kurdish defence of Kobane where ISIS forces have been pushed out.
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Evan Oaks's curator insight, March 1, 2015 6:40 PM

This is a very big victory for the Kurdish people and for everyone fighting against ISIS.  Before this defeat ISIS was gaining territory with ease, no one fought them to protect their land.  Now that they have been defeated once they could be be on the downfall.  This is a big step towards stopping ISIS.
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Rebuilding Kobani: call for help from a city in ruins

Rebuilding Kobani: call for help from a city in ruins | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
From roarmag.org - February 18, 2015 3:56 PM
The liberation of Kobani was a bittersweet victory that left the town devastated. Reconstruction has begun and the need for solidarity and aid is urgent.Photo by Bulent Kilic.“When Kobani was liberated, it was a beautiful feeling.
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Kobani liberated! Kurdish forces push ISIS out of town

Kobani liberated! Kurdish forces push ISIS out of town | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
From roarmag.org - January 26, 2015 5:48 PM
After 134 days of resistance, the Kurdish forces of the YPG/YPJ have finally pushed IS out of Kobani.
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Asya Abdullah from Kobanê: Myth of the invincibility of ISIS collapses

Asya Abdullah from Kobanê: Myth of the invincibility of ISIS collapses | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
From peaceinkurdistancampaign.com - February 28, 2015 2:03 PM
After the People’s Defence Units (YPG) and the Women’s Defence Units (YPJ) had put a stop to the attacks of IS (the Islamic State) on Kobani, which had gone on since the 15th September 2014 and had been able to push the IS back on most fronts, the...
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Victory in Kobane: What next for the Rojava Revolution?

Victory in Kobane: What next for the Rojava Revolution? | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
From peaceinkurdistancampaign.com - February 28, 2015 1:46 PM

Quoting PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan at the most recent Peace in Kurdistan Campaign/Roj Women event at SOAS University, Havin Guneser of the International Initiative – Freedom for Ocalan Campaign gave a rich exploration of how one of the world’s most vibrant contemporary anti-capitalist rebellions led not only to victory in Kobane following a devastating 6-month siege by ISIS, but the development of a genuine social revolution. As Guneser explained, it was that social revolution, now embedded in the personal lives and working institutions of the people living in Rojava, that ultimately ensured that Kobane had the strength to fight off ISIS attacks.


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David Graeber on Kobani: “No. This is a Genuine Revolution”

David Graeber on Kobani: “No. This is a Genuine Revolution” | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
From zcomm.org - February 4, 2015 5:43 PM
Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics, activist, anarchist David Graeber had written an article for the Guardian in October, in the first weeks of the ISIS attacks to Kobane (North Syria), and asked why the world was ignoring the revolutionary Syrian Kurds.
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 Direct Democracy  :  Information Clearing House - ICH

From www.informationclearinghouse.info - October 28, 2014 4:21 PM
October 24, 2014 "ICH" - "Asia Times" - The brave women of Kobani - where Syrian Kurds are desperately fighting ISIS/ISIL/Daesh - are about to be betrayed by the "international community". These women warriors, apart from Caliph Ibrahim's goons, are also fighting treacherous agendas by the US, Turkey and the administration of Iraqi Kurdistan. So what's the real deal in Kobani?
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